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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[371 BC]] – The [[Battle of Leuctra]] shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Leuctra |volume=16 |page=504 |first=Maximilian |last=Caspari}}</ref> * [[640]] – [[Battle of Heliopolis]]: The Muslim Arab army under [['Amr ibn al-'As]] defeat the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] forces near [[Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]] ([[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]]). *[[1253]] – [[Mindaugas]] is crowned King of [[Lithuania]]. *[[1348]] – [[Pope Clement VI]] issues a [[papal bull]] [[Antisemitism#Persecutions during the Middle Ages|protecting]] the [[Jews in the Middle Ages#Black Death|Jews accused]] of having caused the [[Black Death]]. *[[1411]] – [[Ming dynasty|Ming China]]'s Admiral [[Zheng He]] returns to [[Nanjing]] after the [[Ming treasure voyages#Third voyage|third treasure voyage]] and presents the [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] king, captured during the [[Ming–Kotte War]], to the [[Yongle Emperor]]. *[[1415]] – [[Jan Hus]] is condemned by the assembly of the council in the [[Konstanz Minster|Konstanz Cathedral]] as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake.<ref name="Schaff">Schaff, David Schley, ''John Huss: his life, teachings and death, after five hundred years'', (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915), p. 257</ref> *[[1438]] – A temporary compromise between the [[Transylvanian peasant revolt|rebellious Transylvanian peasants]] and the noblemen is signed in [[Kolozsmonostor Abbey]]. *[[1483]] – [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] and [[Anne Neville]] are crowned King and Queen of England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anne Neville, wife of Richard III |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/anne-neville-wife-of-richard-iii |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1484]] – Portuguese sea captain [[Diogo Cão]] finds the mouth of the [[Congo River]]. *[[1495]] – [[First Italian War]]: [[Battle of Fornovo]]: [[Charles VIII of France|Charles VIII]] defeats the [[Italian War of 1494–98|Holy League]]. *[[1536]] – The explorer [[Jacques Cartier]] lands at St. Malo at the end of his second expedition to North America. He returns with none of the gold he expected to find.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the World|publisher=Eca, Publication|year=1989|page=488|isbn=0-13-133463-8}}</ref> *[[1557]] – [[Philip II of Spain|King Philip II of Spain]], consort of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary I of England]], sets out from [[Dover]] to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of [[Calais]], the last [[Countries of the United Kingdom|English]] possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again. *[[1560]] – The [[Treaty of Edinburgh]] is signed by Scotland and England. *[[1573]] – [[Córdoba, Argentina]], is founded by [[Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera]]. * 1573 – [[French Wars of Religion]]: [[Siege of La Rochelle (1572–73)|Siege of La Rochelle]] ends. ===1601–1900=== *[[1614]] – [[Raid on Żejtun]]: The south east of [[Malta]], and the town of [[Żejtun]], suffer a raid from [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of [[Malta]]. *[[1630]] – [[Thirty Years' War]]: Four thousand Swedish troops under [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus]] land in [[Pomerania]], Germany. *[[1685]] – [[Battle of Sedgemoor]]: Last battle of the [[Monmouth Rebellion]]. Troops of King James II defeat troops of [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]]. *[[1751]] – [[Pope Benedict XIV]] suppresses the [[Patriarchate of Aquileia]] and establishes from its territory the Arch[[diocese]] of [[Udine]] and [[Gorizia]]. *[[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)|Siege of Fort Ticonderoga]]: After a bombardment by British [[artillery]] under General [[John Burgoyne]], [[United States|American forces]] retreat from [[Fort Ticonderoga]], New York. *[[1779]] – [[Battle of Grenada]]: The French defeat British naval forces in the [[Caribbean]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. *[[1791]] – At [[Padua]], the Emperor [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II]] calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France [[Louis XVI]]'s freedom.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the World|publisher=Eca, Publication|year=1989|page=766|isbn=0-13-133463-8}}</ref> *[[1801]] – [[First Battle of Algeciras]]: Outnumbered [[French Navy]] ships defeat the [[Royal Navy]] in the fortified Spanish port of [[Algeciras]]. *[[1809]] – The second day of the [[Battle of Wagram]]; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. *[[1854]] – The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] of the [[United States]] held its first convention in [[Jackson, Michigan]]. *[[1885]] – [[Louis Pasteur]] successfully tests his [[vaccine]] against [[rabies]] on [[Joseph Meister]], a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. *[[1887]] – [[David Kalākaua]], monarch of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]], is forced to sign the [[Bayonet Constitution]], which transfers much of the king's authority to the [[Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii]]. *[[1892]] – Three thousand eight hundred [[strike action|striking]] steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency|Pinkerton]] agents during the [[Homestead Strike]], leaving ten dead and dozens wounded. ===1901–present=== *[[1917]] – [[World War I]]: [[Arab]]ian troops led by [[T. E. Lawrence]] ("Lawrence of Arabia") and [[Auda ibu Tayi]] capture [[Battle of Aqaba|Aqaba]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]] during the [[Arab Revolt]]. *[[1918]] – The [[Left SR uprising]] in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador [[Wilhelm von Mirbach]] by [[Cheka]] members. *[[1919]] – The British [[R34 (airship)|dirigible R34]] lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. *[[1933]] – The first [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] is played in Chicago's [[Comiskey Park]]. The [[American League]] defeated the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] 4–2. *[[1936]] – A major breach of the [[Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal]] in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading {{convert|200|ft|m}} into the [[River Irwell]]. *[[1937]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Battle of Brunete]]: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid. *[[1939]] – [[Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany]] closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. *[[1940]] – [[Story Bridge]], a major landmark in [[Brisbane]], as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The German army launches its [[Battle of Smolensk (1941)|offensive to encircle several Soviet armies]] near [[Smolensk]]. *[[1942]] – [[Anne Frank]] and her family go into hiding in the "[[Anne Frank House|Secret Annexe]]" above her father's office in an [[Amsterdam]] warehouse. *[[1944]] – [[Jackie Robinson]] refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a [[court-martial]]. * 1944 – The [[Hartford circus fire]], one of America's worst [[list of fires|fire disasters]], kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Henry S. Cohn|author2=David Bollier|title=The Great Hartford Circus Fire: Creative Settlement of Mass Disasters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Azj8miXcDmcC|year=1991|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-05012-7|access-date=2018-10-29|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003601/https://books.google.com/books?id=Azj8miXcDmcC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[1947 Sylhet referendum|Referendum]] held in [[Sylhet region|Sylhet]] to decide its fate in the [[Partition of India]].<ref name="qaty">{{cite web|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Dewan Nurul Anwar Husain|title=Sylhet Referendum, 1947|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sylhet_Referendum,_1947|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|access-date=20 November 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212733/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sylhet_Referendum,_1947|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1947 – The [[AK-47]] goes into production in the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1957]] – [[Althea Gibson]] wins at the [[Wimbledon Championships]], becoming the first black athlete to do so.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Johnson Publishing Company|title=Jet|journal=Jet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TrQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|date=13 October 2003|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|pages=51–|issn=0021-5996|access-date=29 October 2018|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803233500/https://books.google.com/books?id=TrQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1957 – [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Vincent Perez Benitez|title=The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bYxJWNiLO94C&pg=PA3|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-34969-0|pages=3–|access-date=2018-10-29|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803223949/https://books.google.com/books?id=bYxJWNiLO94C&pg=PA3|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1962]] – As a part of [[Operation Plowshare]], the [[Sedan (nuclear test)|Sedan nuclear test]] takes place. * 1962 – ''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'', the world's longest-running [[Talk show|chat show]] by the same broadcaster, airs on [[RTÉ One]] for the first time. *[[1964]] – [[Malawi]] declares its independence from the United Kingdom. *[[1966]] – Malawi becomes a [[republic]], with [[Hastings Banda]] as its first [[President of Malawi|President]]. *[[1967]] – [[Nigerian Civil War]]: [[Nigeria]]n forces invade [[Biafra]], beginning the war. *[[1975]] – The [[Comoros]] declares independence from France. *[[1982]] – While attempting to return to [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], [[Aeroflot Flight 411]], an [[Ilyushin Il-62]], crashes near [[Mendeleyevo, Moscow Oblast]], killing all 90 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62M CCCP-86513 Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820706-0 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=aviation-safety.net |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317165520/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820706-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1988]] – The [[Piper Alpha]] drilling platform in the [[North Sea]] is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. *[[1989]] – The [[Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack]]: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. *[[1995]] – In the [[Bosnian War]], under the command of General [[Ratko Mladić]], Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of [[Srebrenica]]. *[[1996]] – A [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-88]] operating as [[Delta Air Lines Flight 1288]] experiences a [[turbine engine failure]] during takeoff from [[Pensacola International Airport]], killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N927DA Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960706-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-date=2021-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706074617/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960706-0}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[The Troubles]]: In response to the [[Drumcree conflict|Drumcree dispute]], five days of [[1997 Northern Ireland riots|mass protests, riots and gun battles]] begin in Irish nationalist districts of [[Northern Ireland]]. *[[1998]] – [[Hong Kong International Airport]] opens in [[Chek Lap Kok]], [[Hong Kong]], replacing [[Kai Tak Airport]] as the city's international airport. *[[2003]] – The 70-metre [[Yevpatoria]] Planetary Radar sends a [[Message to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence|METI]] message ([[Cosmic Call 2]]) to five stars: [[Cassiopeia (constellation)|Hip 4872]], [[Orion (constellation)|HD 245409]], [[55 Cancri]] (HD 75732), [[HD 10307]] and [[47 Ursae Majoris]] (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively. *[[2006]] – The [[Nathu La]] pass between India and China, sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opens for trade after 44 years. *[[2013]] – At least 42 people are killed in a [[Mamudo school massacre|shooting]] at a school in [[Yobe State]], [[Nigeria]]. * 2013 – A [[Boeing 777]] operating as [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]] crashes at [[San Francisco International Airport]], killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. * 2013 – A 73-car oil train [[Lac-Mégantic derailment|derails]] in the town of [[Lac-Mégantic, Quebec]] and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. * [[2021]] – An [[Antonov An-26]] operating as [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)|Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251]] crashes on approach to [[Palana Airport]], killing all 28 aboard.<ref name="Herald">{{cite web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |date=17 July 2021 |title=Crash: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN26 near Palana on Jul 6th 2021, missing aircraft impacted edge of coast |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4e9e6ae8&opt=0 |access-date=17 July 2021 |website=[[The Aviation Herald]]}}</ref> *[[2022]] – The [[Georgia Guidestones]], a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alund |first=Natalie Neysa |title=Georgia Guidestones: Rural monument that some call satanic damaged in bombing, police say |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/06/georgia-guidestones-explosion-police-say-monument-damaged-bombing/7823958001/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1387]] – Queen [[Blanche I of Navarre]] (died 1441)<ref>Anthony, Raoul: Identification et Etude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar, Paris, Masson, 1931</ref> *[[1423]] – [[Antonio Manetti]], Italian mathematician and architect (died 1497)<ref>{{cite book|author=Antonio Manetti|title=The life of Brunelleschi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A95PAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press|isbn=9780271000756|access-date=2018-10-08|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803222112/https://books.google.com/books?id=A95PAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1580]] – [[Johann Stobäus]], German [[lute]] player and composer (died 1646)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Stobaeus,_Johann|author=Robert Eitner|title=Stobaeus, Johann|series=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|year=1893|page=261|publisher=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, S. 261 f.|access-date=4 February 2020|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204170609/https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Stobaeus,_Johann|url-status=live}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1623]] – [[Jacopo Melani]], Italian violinist and composer (died 1676) *[[1678]] – [[Nicola Francesco Haym]], Italian cellist and composer (died 1729) *[[1686]] – [[Antoine de Jussieu]], French biologist and academic (died 1758) *[[1701]] – [[Mary, Countess of Harold]], English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, Vol. 1, p. 1065.</ref> *[[1736]] – [[Daniel Morgan]], American general and politician (died 1802) *[[1747]] – [[John Paul Jones]], Scottish-American captain (died 1792) *[[1766]] – [[Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)|Alexander Wilson]], Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813) *[[1782]] – [[Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca|Maria Luisa of Spain]] (died 1824) *[[1785]] – [[William Jackson Hooker|William Hooker]], English botanist and academic (died 1865) *[[1789]] – [[María Isabella of Spain]] (died 1846) *[[1796]] – [[Nicholas I of Russia]] (died 1855)<ref>{{cite book|title=The British Imperial Calendar, on General Register of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Its Colonies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SJ9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA93|year=1853|publisher=Arthur Varenham|pages=93|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003624/https://books.google.com/books?id=SJ9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA93|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1797]] – [[Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey]] (died 1869)<ref>{{cite book | last = Dod | first = Robert P. | title = The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland | year = 1860 | publisher = Whitaker and Co. | location = London | pages = 89 }}</ref> *[[1799]] – [[Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill]], American author (died 1879)<ref name="Baym1995">{{cite book|last=Baym|first=Nina|title=American women writers and the work of history, 1790-1860|url=https://archive.org/details/americanwomenwri00baym|url-access=registration|year=1995|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-2142-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanwomenwri00baym/page/259 259]}}</ref> *[[1817]] – [[Albert von Kölliker]], Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905) *[[1818]] – [[Adolf Anderssen]], German chess player (died 1879) *[[1823]] – [[Sophie Adlersparre]], Swedish publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (died 1895)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=5564|title=K Sophie Adlersparre (f. Leijonhuvud) - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon|website=sok.riksarkivet.se|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=2019-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110105/https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=5564|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1829]] – [[Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein]] (died 1880) *[[1831]] – [[Sylvester Pennoyer]], American lawyer and politician, 8th [[Governor of Oregon]] (died 1902) *[[1832]] – [[Maximilian I of Mexico]] (died 1867)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Joseph Haydn|author2=Benjamin Vincent|title=Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages and Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQdBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA478|year=1876|publisher=Ward, Lock & Company|pages=478|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709193213/https://books.google.com/books?id=KQdBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA478|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[R. G. Bhandarkar]], Indian orientalist and scholar (died 1925) *[[1838]] – [[Vatroslav Jagić]], Croatian philologist and scholar (died 1923) *[[1840]] – [[José María Velasco Gómez]], Mexican painter and academic (died 1912) *[[1843]] – [[John Downer]], Australian politician, 16th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1915) *[[1846]] – [[Ángela Peralta]], Mexican opera singer (died 1883)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-recognizes-renowned-soprano-angela-peralta/|title=Google Doodle recognizes renowned soprano Ángela Peralta|website=cnet.com|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2021-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706174722/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-recognizes-renowned-soprano-angela-peralta/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[George Howard Earle, Jr.]], American lawyer and businessman (died 1928) *[[1858]] – [[William Irvine (Australian politician)|William Irvine]], Irish-Australian politician, 21st [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1943) *[[1865]] – [[Émile Jaques-Dalcroze]], Swiss composer and educator (died 1950) *[[1868]] – [[Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom]] (died 1935) *[[1873]] – [[Dimitrios Maximos]], Greek banker and politician, 140th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (died 1955) *[[1877]] – [[Arnaud Massy]], French golfer (died 1950) *[[1878]] – [[Eino Leino]], Finnish poet and journalist (died 1926)<ref>{{cite book|author=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura|title=100 Faces from Finland: A Biographical Kaleidoscope|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xq1aAAAAYAAJ|year=2000|publisher=FLS|isbn=978-951-746-215-0|page=253|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191854/https://books.google.com/books?id=xq1aAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Godfrey Huggins]], [[Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank Clements|title=Rhodesia: The Course to Collision|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72t0AAAAMAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Pall Mall Press|page=56|isbn=9780903450430|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709194243/https://books.google.com/books?id=72t0AAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Harold Stirling Vanderbilt]], American businessman and sailor (died 1970) *[[1885]] – [[Ernst Busch (field marshal)|Ernst Busch]], German field marshal (died 1945) *[[1886]] – [[Marc Bloch]], French historian and academic (died 1944)<ref>{{cite book|author=Carole Fink|title=Marc Bloch: A Life in History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fzXYwLKdO8sC&pg=PA13|date=2 May 1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-40671-0|pages=13|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191752/https://books.google.com/books?id=fzXYwLKdO8sC&pg=PA13|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Marc Chagall]], Belarusian-French painter and poet (died 1985) * 1887 – [[Annette Kellermann]], Australian swimmer and actress (died 1975) *[[1890]] – [[Dhan Gopal Mukerji]], Indian-American author and scholar (died 1936) *[[1891]] – [[Earle S. MacPherson]], American engineer, created [[MacPherson strut]] (died 1960)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41957062/retired_ford_vp_dies_at_69/ |title=Retired Ford VP Dies at 69 |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=Jan 27, 1960 |page=29 |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> *[[1892]] – [[Will James (artist)|Will James]], American author and illustrator (died 1942) *[[1897]] – [[Richard Krautheimer]], German-American historian and scholar (died 1994) *[[1898]] – [[Hanns Eisler]], German-Austrian soldier and composer (died 1962) *[[1899]] – [[Susannah Mushatt Jones]], American [[supercentarian]] (died 2016) *[[1900]] – [[Frederica Sagor Maas]], American author and screenwriter (died 2012) * 1900 – [[Elfriede Wever]], German Olympic runner (died 1941) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Hugo Theorell]], Swedish biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1982) *[[1904]] – [[Robert Whitney (conductor)|Robert Whitney]], American conductor and composer (died 1986) * 1904 – [[Erik Wickberg]], Swedish 9th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (died 1996) *[[1905]] – [[Juan O'Gorman]], Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Juan O'Gorman {{!}} Mexican architect and muralist|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-OGorman|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611202457/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-OGorman|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Frida Kahlo]], Mexican painter and educator (died 1954) * 1907 – [[George Stanley]], Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the [[flag of Canada]] (died 2002) *[[1908]] – [[Anton Muttukumaru]], Sri Lankan general and diplomat (died 2001) *[[1909]] – [[Eric Reece]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 1999) *[[1910]] – [[René Le Grèves]], French cyclist (died 1946) *[[1911]] – [[June Gale]], American actress (died 1996) *[[1912]] – [[Heinrich Harrer]], Austrian geographer and mountaineer (died 2006) * 1912 – [[Molly Yard]], American feminist (died 2005) *[[1913]] – [[Vance Trimble]], American journalist and author (died 2021) *[[1914]] – [[Vince McMahon Sr.]], American wrestling promoter, founded [[WWE]] (died 1984) * 1914 – [[Ernest Kirkendall]], American chemist and metallurgist (died 2005) *[[1915]] – [[Leonard Birchall]], Royal Canadian Air Force pilot (died 2004) *[[1916]] – [[Harold Norse]], American poet and author (died 2009) * 1916 – [[Don R. Christensen]], American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (died 2006) *[[1917]] – [[Arthur Lydiard]], New Zealand runner and coach (died 2004) *[[1918]] – [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]], English-Canadian actor (died 1977) * 1918 – [[Herm Fuetsch]], American professional basketball player (died 2010) * 1918 – [[Francisco Moncion]], Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the [[New York City Ballet]] (died 1995) *[[1919]] – [[Ernst Haefliger]], Swiss tenor and educator (died 2007) * 1919 – [[Edward Kenna]], Australian Second World War recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] (died 2009) * 1919 – [[Ray Dowker]], New Zealand cricketer (died 2004) *[[1921]] – [[Allan MacEachen]], Canadian economist and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] (died 2017) * 1921 – [[Billy and Bobby Mauch|Billy Mauch]], American actor (died 2006) * 1921 – [[Billy and Bobby Mauch|Bobby Mauch]], American actor (died 2007) * 1921 – [[Nancy Reagan]], American actress and activist, 42nd [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reaganlibrary.com/reagan/nancy/nancy_bio.asp|title=Nancy Reagan > Her Life & Times|access-date=September 22, 2007|publisher=Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024063625/http://www.reaganlibrary.com/reagan/nancy/nancy_bio.asp|archive-date=October 24, 2006 }}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[William Schallert]], American actor; president (1979–81) of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (died 2016) *[[1923]] – [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]], Polish general and politician, 1st [[President of Poland]] (died 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Mahim Bora]], Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honour (died 2016) *[[1924]] – [[Louie Bellson]], American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2009) *[[1925]] – [[Ruth Cracknell]], Australian actress (died 2002)<ref>{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Lane|title=The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2|publisher=National Film and Sound Archive|year=2000|page=171-121}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Merv Griffin]], American actor, singer, and producer, created ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (died 2007) * 1925 – [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981) * 1925 – [[Gazi Yaşargil]], Turkish neurosurgeon and academic *[[1926]] – [[Sulev Vahtre]], Estonian historian and academic (died 2007) * 1926 – [[Dorothy E. Smith]], Canadian sociologist (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2022-06-16 |title=Dorothy E. Smith, Groundbreaker in Feminist Sociology, Dies at 95 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/education/dorothy-e-smith-dead.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Jan Hein Donner]], Dutch chess player and journalist (died 1988) * 1927 – [[Janet Leigh]], American actress and author (died 2004) *[[1928]] – [[Bernard Malgrange]], French mathematician (died 2024) *[[1929]] – [[Hélène Carrère d'Encausse]], French politician historian (died 2023) *[[1930]] – [[George Armstrong (ice hockey)|George Armstrong]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dead at 90, team says|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7596303/george-armstrong-obit/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Global News|archive-date=2021-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124154026/https://globalnews.ca/news/7596303/george-armstrong-obit/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Ian Burgess]], English racing driver (died 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-burian.html|title=Latest Formula 1 Breaking News - Grandprix.com|website=www.grandprix.com|access-date=2020-07-06|archive-date=2020-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802182920/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-burian.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Della Reese]], American actress and singer (died 2017) * 1931 – [[László Tábori]], Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018) *[[1932]] – [[Herman Hertzberger]], Dutch architect and academic *[[1935]] – [[Candy Barr]], American model, dancer, and actress (died 2005) * 1935 – [[Tenzin Gyatso]], [[14th Dalai Lama]] *[[1936]] – [[Dave Allen (comedian)|Dave Allen]], Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2005) *[[1937]] – [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor * 1937 – [[Ned Beatty]], American actor (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vigdor |first1=Neil |title=Ned Beatty, Actor Known for 'Network' and 'Deliverance,' Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/arts/ned-beatty-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=14 June 2021 |date=2021-06-14 |archive-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614010005/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/arts/ned-beatty-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1937 – [[Gene Chandler]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1937 – [[Bessie Head]], Botswanan writer (died 1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bessie-Emery-Head|title=Bessie Emery Head | South African novelist|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-02-05|archive-date=2018-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708192820/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bessie-Emery-Head|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Michael Sata]], Zambian police officer and politician, 5th [[President of Zambia]] (died 2014) *[[1939]] – [[Jet Harris]], English bass player (died 2011) * 1939 – [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter * 1939 – [[Bruce Hunter (swimmer)|Bruce Hunter]], American swimmer (died 2018) * 1939 – [[Gérard Bourgoin]], French sports executive, president of [[AJ Auxerre]] (2011–2013) and ([[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]) (died 2025)<ref>[https://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/soccer-auxerre-ligue1-bourgoin-obit-q36461 Gerard Bourgoin, leading figure of French soccer, has died at 85]</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], Kazakh politician, 1st [[President of Kazakhstan]] * 1940 – [[Jeannie Seely]], Grammy Award-winning [[country music]] singer-songwriter and [[Grand Ole Opry]] member * 1940 – [[Siti Norma Yaakob]], Malaysian lawyer and judge<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tan Sri Dato Seri Siti Norma Yaakob|url=https://www.um.edu.my/tan-sri-dato-seri-siti-norma-yaakob|access-date=2020-10-17|website=University of Malaya|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017013146/https://www.um.edu.my/tan-sri-dato-seri-siti-norma-yaakob|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 4, 2007|title=Tan Sri Siti Norma retires tomorrow after 43 years of exemplary service|url=https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/article/news/bar-news/news/tan-sri-siti-norma-retires-tomorrow-after-43-years-of-exemplary-service|access-date=2020-10-17|website=The Malaysian Bar|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017013246/https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/article/news/bar-news/news/tan-sri-siti-norma-retires-tomorrow-after-43-years-of-exemplary-service|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[David Crystal]], British linguist, author, and academic<!-- per article --> * 1941 – [[Reinhard Roder]], German footballer and manager *[[1942]] – [[Ian Leslie]], Indonesian-Australian journalist and television host<ref name="IanLeslie">{{cite web|url=http://www.clanleslie.org/page29.php|title=Ian Leslie OAM - Corporate Communicator & National identity|date=2018-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531060437/https://www.clanleslie.org/page29.php|archive-date=2019-05-31|url-status=usurped|publisher=Clan Leslie Society of Australia and New Zealand|access-date=2023-07-11}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Tamara Sinyavskaya]], Russian soprano *[[1944]] – [[Gunhild Hoffmeister]], German runner *[[1945]] – [[Burt Ward]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jayson |first1=Jay |title=Happy Birthday! Burt Ward Turns 71 Years Old |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/happy-birthday-burt-ward-turns-71-years-old/ |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |date=6 July 2016}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[George W. Bush]], American businessman and politician, 43rd [[President of the United States]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahles |first1=Dick |title=Bush's Birthplace? It's Deep in the Heart of . . . New Haven |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/24/nyregion/bush-s-birthplace-it-s-deep-in-the-heart-of-new-haven.html |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=24 December 2000 |archive-date=26 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026120450/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/24/nyregion/bush-s-birthplace-it-s-deep-in-the-heart-of-new-haven.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1946 – [[Fred Dryer]], American football player and actor * 1946 – [[Peter Singer]], Australian philosopher and academic * 1946 – [[Sylvester Stallone]], American actor, director, and screenwriter *[[1947]] – [[Roy Señeres]], Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016) *[[1948]] – [[Nathalie Baye]], French actress * 1948 – [[Jean-Pierre Blackburn]], Canadian academic and politician, 26th [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs]] * 1948 – [[Brad Park]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach *[[1949]] – [[Noli de Castro]], Filipino journalist and politician, 14th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] * 1949 – [[Phyllis Hyman]], American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1995) * 1949 – [[Michael Shrieve]], American composer, drummer, and percussionist *[[1950]] – [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], English-American author and illustrator *[[1951]] – [[Lorna Golding]], Former First Lady of Jamaica * 1951 – [[Geoffrey Rush]], Australian actor and producer * 1951 – [[Rick Sternbach]], American illustrator and concept designer<ref>{{cite web|title=Sternbach, Rick|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2023|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sternbach_rick}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Hilary Mantel]], English author and critic (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/23/hilary-mantel-author-wolf-hall-dies |website=The Guardian |access-date=23 September 2022 |first1=Lucy |last1=Knight |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Nanci Griffith]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) * 1953 – [[Kaiser Kalambo]], Zambian footballer and manager (died 2014) * 1953 – [[Robert Ménard]], French politician and former journalist *[[1954]] – [[Allyce Beasley]], American actress * 1954 – [[Willie Randolph]], American baseball player and manager *[[1957]] – [[Phil Mallow]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Mallow |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov |title=West Virginia House of Delegates }}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Jennifer Saunders]], English actress, comedian and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|author1=Roger Wilmut|author2=Peter Rosengard|title=Didn't You Kill My Mother-in-law?: The Story of Alternative Comedy in Britain from the Comedy Store to Saturday Live|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrQqAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Methuen|isbn=978-0-413-17390-4|page=74|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190948/https://books.google.com/books?id=mrQqAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Richard Dacoury]], French basketball player *[[1960]] – [[Maria Wasiak]], Polish businesswoman and politician, [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (Poland)|Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development]] *[[1962]] – [[Todd Bennett]], English runner and coach (died 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rawling |first1=John |title=Todd Bennett obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/18/todd-bennett |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=18 Jul 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024014400/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/18/todd-bennett |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1962 – [[Peter Hedges]], American author, screenwriter, and director<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Hedges – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-hedges-391493 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Thierry Warmoes]], politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Députés: Marco Van Hees |url=https://www.lachambre.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06701&lactivity=55 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=9 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Heather Nova]], Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1970]] – [[Inspectah Deck]], American rapper and producer *[[1972]] – [[Daniel Andrews]], Australian politician, 48th [[Premier of Victoria]] * 1972 – [[Laurent Gaudé]], French author and playwright * 1972 – [[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]], American baseball player and coach * 1972 – [[Zhanna Pintusevich-Block]], Ukrainian sprinter *[[1974]] – [[Harashima]], Japanese professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARASHIMA |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/wrestlers/180 |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]] |language=ja}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Zé Roberto]], Brazilian footballer *[[1975]] – [[50 Cent]], American rapper and actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Centeno |first1=Tony M. |title=July 6 In Hip-Hop History: 50 Cent Is Born |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-07-06-july-6-in-hip-hop-history-50-cent-is-born/ |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |date=6 July 2022}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Sebastián Rulli]], Argentine-Mexican actor and model * 1975 – [[Amir-Abbas Fakhravar]], Iranian journalist and activist * 1975 – [[Kristian Woolf]], Australian rugby league player and coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristian Woolf - Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/kristian-woolf/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Rory Delap]], English-Irish footballer * 1976 – [[Ioana Dumitriu]], Romanian-American mathematician and academic *[[1977]] – [[Max Mirnyi]], Belarusian tennis player * 1977 – [[Makhaya Ntini]], South African cricketer *[[1978]] – [[Adam Busch]], American actor, director, and producer * 1978 – [[Tamera Mowry]], American actress and producer * 1978 – [[Tia Mowry]], American actress and producer * 1978 – [[Kevin Senio]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1979]] – [[Nic Cester]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1979 – [[Kevin Hart]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter *[[1980]] – [[Pau Gasol]], Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pau Gasol Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gasolpa01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Eva Green]], French actress and model<ref>{{cite news |author=Godard, Agathe |title = Marlène et ses filles |work=Paris Match |date = 29 August 1988 |language=fr}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Joell Ortiz]], American rapper *[[1981]] – [[Nnamdi Asomugha]], American football player * 1981 – [[Roman Shirokov]], Russian footballer *[[1982]] – [[Brandon Jacobs]], American football player * 1982 – [[Misty Upham]], American actress (died 2014)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Rick|title=The Painful Life and Mysterious Death of Misty Upham|url=http://archive.seattleweekly.com/home/955560-129/the-painful-life-and-mysterious-death|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009122228/http://archive.seattleweekly.com/home/955560-129/the-painful-life-and-mysterious-death|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]], Canadian actor, director, and producer *[[1984]] – [[Zhang Hao (figure skater)|Zhang Hao]], Chinese figure skater *[[1985]] – [[Ranveer Singh]], Indian film actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Ranveer-Singh/1028316-Profile.aspx |title=Ranveer Singh: Celeb Bio|work=Hindustan Times |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=19 December 2013|publisher=HT Media Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224201603/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Ranveer-Singh/1028316-Profile.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[David Karp]], American businessman, founded [[Tumblr]] *[[1987]] – [[Sophie Auster]], American singer-songwriter and actress * 1987 – [[Manteo Mitchell]], American runner * 1987 – [[Kate Nash]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress * 1987 – [[Caroline Trentini]], Brazilian model<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ctrentini/carolinetrentini/ |title=Caroline Trentini |publisher=[[nymag.com]] |access-date=April 14, 2011 |archive-date=August 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831020834/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ctrentini/carolinetrentini/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Kevin Fickentscher]], Swiss footballer *[[1990]] – [[Jae Crowder]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jae Crowder Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crowdja01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Magaye Gueye]], French footballer * 1990 – [[Jamal Idris]], Australian rugby league player<ref name=RLP>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jamal-idris/summary.html|title=Jamal Idris – Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Justin Schultz]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref name="EP">{{cite web |title=Justin Schultz |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/18241/justin-schultz |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Han Na-lae|Na-Lae Han]], South Korean tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Na-Lae Han {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315159/na-lae-han |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Manny Machado]], Dominican-American baseball player<ref>{{cite book|author=Tammy Gagne|title=Manny Machado|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-OXBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|publisher=Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61228-513-9|pages=4|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804144614/https://books.google.com/books?id=A-OXBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Andrew Benintendi]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Benintendi Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beninan01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Ludwig Ahgren]], American YouTuber and live streamer<ref>{{cite tweet |last1=Ahgren |first1=Ludwig |number=1412551672841216000 |user=LudwigAhgren |title=26 |date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706231906/https://twitter.com/LudwigAhgren/status/1412551672841216000 |archive-date=July 6, 2021 |url-status=live |link=https://twitter.com/LudwigAhgren/status/1412551672841216000 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Comethazine]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Comethazine |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/comethazine/1142748709 |website=Apple Music |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Zion Williamson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zion Williamson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629627/zion-williamson |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[371 BC]] – [[Cleombrotus I]], Spartan king * [[649]] – [[Goar of Aquitaine]], French bishop * [[887]] – [[Wang Chongrong]], Chinese warlord * [[918]] – [[William I, Duke of Aquitaine|William I]], duke of Aquitaine (born 875) *[[1017]] – [[Genshin]], Japanese scholar (born 942) *[[1070]] – [[Godelieve]], Flemish saint (born 1049) *[[1189]] – [[Henry II of England|Henry II]], king of England (born 1133)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Henry II |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/henry_ii_king.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> *[[1218]] – [[Odo III, Duke of Burgundy|Odo III]], duke of Burgundy (born 1166) *[[1249]] – [[Alexander II of Scotland|Alexander II]], king of Scotland (born 1198) *[[1415]] – [[Jan Hus]], Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (born 1369)<ref name="Schaff"/> *[[1476]] – [[Regiomontanus]], German mathematician and astrologer (born 1436) *[[1480]] – [[Antonio Squarcialupi]], Italian composer (born 1416) *[[1533]] – [[Ludovico Ariosto]], Italian poet and playwright (born 1474) *[[1535]] – [[Thomas More]], English lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (born 1478) *[[1553]] – [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], king of England and Ireland (born 1537) *[[1583]] – [[Edmund Grindal]], English archbishop (born 1519) *[[1585]] – [[Thomas Aufield]], English priest and martyr (born 1552) ===1601–1900=== *[[1614]] – [[Man Singh I]], Rajput Raja of Amer (born 1550) *[[1684]] – [[Peter Gunning]], English bishop (born 1614) *[[1758]] – [[George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe]], English general and politician (born 1725) *[[1768]] – [[Conrad Beissel]], German-American religious leader (born 1690) *[[1802]] – [[Daniel Morgan]], American general and politician (born 1736) *[[1809]] – [[Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle]], French general (born 1775) *[[1813]] – [[Granville Sharp]], English activist (born 1735) *[[1815]] – [[Samuel Whitbread (1764–1815)|Samuel Whitbread]], English politician (born 1764)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thorne |first1=R. G. |title=The House of Commons |date=1986 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-0-436-52101-0 |page=528 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0AsmWc5zYwC&pg=RA4-PA528 |language=en |access-date=2022-03-11 |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707155950/https://books.google.com/books?id=j0AsmWc5zYwC&pg=RA4-PA528 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1835]] – [[John Marshall]], American captain and politician, 4th [[United States Secretary of State]] (born 1755) *[[1854]] – [[Georg Ohm]], German physicist and mathematician (born 1789) *[[1868]] – [[Harada Sanosuke]], Japanese captain (born 1840) *[[1893]] – [[Guy de Maupassant]], French short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1850) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst|Chlodwig Carl Viktor]], German prince and chancellor (born 1819) *[[1902]] – [[Maria Goretti]], Italian martyr and saint (born 1890) *[[1904]] – [[Abai Qunanbaiuly]], Kazakh poet and philosopher (born 1845) *[[1907]] – [[August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein]], German linguist and theologian (born 1826) *[[1914]] – [[Georges Legagneux]], French aviator (born 1882) <ref>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65555996/f14.image.r=Georges%20Legagneux%201882%201914?rk=300430;4 "Mort de Legagneux"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707155952/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65555996/f14.image.r=Georges%20Legagneux%201882%201914?rk=300430%3B4 |date=2022-07-07 }} ''La Revue Aérienne'' (July 25, 1914, p.400) via [[Bibliothèque nationale de France|BnF]]; retrieved April 7, 2021</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Odilon Redon]], French painter and illustrator (born 1840) *[[1918]] – [[Wilhelm von Mirbach]], German diplomat (born 1871) *[[1922]] – [[Maria Teresia Ledóchowska]], Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (born 1863) *[[1932]] – [[Kenneth Grahame]], Scottish-English author (born 1859) *[[1946]] – [[Horace Pippin]], American painter (born 1888) *[[1947]] – [[Adolfo Müller-Ury]], Swiss-American painter (born 1862) *[[1952]] – [[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th [[Premier of Quebec]] (born 1867) *[[1954]] – [[Cornelia Sorabji]], Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)<ref>{{Cite ODNB |id=36195 |title=Sorabji, Cornelia}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[George Grosz]], German painter and illustrator (born 1893) *[[1960]] – [[Aneurin Bevan]], Welsh-English politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]] (born 1897) *[[1961]] – [[Scott LaFaro]], American bassist (born 1936) * 1961 – [[Woodall Rodgers]], American lawyer and politician, [[Mayor of Dallas]] (born 1890) *[[1962]] – [[Paul Boffa]], Maltese soldier and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (born 1890) * 1962 – [[William Faulkner]], American novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1897) * 1962 – [[Archduke Joseph August of Austria|Joseph August]], archduke of Austria (born 1872) *[[1963]] – [[George, Duke of Mecklenburg|George]], duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899) *[[1964]] – [[Claude V. Ricketts]], American admiral (born 1906) *[[1966]] – [[Sad Sam Jones]], American baseball player and manager (born 1892) *[[1967]] – [[Hilda Taba]], Estonian architect and educator (born 1902) *[[1971]] – [[Louis Armstrong]], American singer and trumpet player (born 1901) *[[1973]] – [[Otto Klemperer]], German-American conductor and composer (born 1885) *[[1975]] – [[Reşat Ekrem Koçu]], Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (born 1905) *[[1976]] – [[Zhu De]], Chinese general and politician, [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] (born 1886) * 1976 – [[Fritz Lenz]], German geneticist and physician (born 1887) *[[1977]] – [[Ödön Pártos]], Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (born 1907) *[[1978]] – [[Babe Paley]], American socialite and fashion style icon (born 1915) *[[1979]] – [[Van McCoy]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940) *[[1986]] – [[Jagjivan Ram]], Indian lawyer and politician, 4th [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] (born 1908) *[[1987]] – [[Elli Stenberg]], Finnish politician (born 1903)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Elli Stenberg |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911534&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224021002/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911534&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=24 February 2015 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[János Kádár]], Hungarian mechanic and politician, [[Ministry of Interior (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of the Interior]] (born 1912) *[[1991]] – [[Mudashiru Lawal]], Nigerian footballer (born 1954) *[[1992]] – [[Marsha P. Johnson]], American [[drag queen]] performer and activist (born 1945) *[[1994]] – [[Ahmet Haxhiu]], Kosovan activist (born 1932) *[[1995]] – [[Aziz Nesin]], Turkish author and poet (born 1915) *[[1997]] – [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) *[[1998]] – [[Roy Rogers]], American cowboy, actor, and singer (born 1911) *[[1999]] – [[Joaquín Rodrigo]], Spanish pianist and composer (born 1901) *[[2000]] – [[Władysław Szpilman]], Polish pianist and composer (born 1911) *[[2002]] – [[Dhirubhai Ambani]], Indian businessman, founded [[Reliance Industries]] (born 1932) * 2002 – [[John Frankenheimer]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) *[[2003]] – [[Buddy Ebsen]], American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1908) * 2003 – [[Çelik Gülersoy]], Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (born 1930) *[[2004]] – [[Thomas Klestil]], Austrian politician, 10th [[List of Federal Presidents of Austria|President of Austria]] (born 1932) * 2004 – [[Syreeta Wright]], American singer-songwriter (born 1946) *[[2005]] – [[Ed McBain]], American author and screenwriter (born 1926) * 2005 – [[Claude Simon]], Malagasy-French novelist and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1913) *[[2006]] – [[Kasey Rogers]], American actress (born 1925) *[[2007]] – [[Kathleen E. Woodiwiss]], American author (born 1939) *[[2009]] – [[Vasily Aksyonov]], Russian author and academic (born 1932) * 2009 – [[Robert McNamara]], American businessman and politician, 8th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (born 1916) *[[2010]] – [[Harvey Fuqua]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929) *[[2011]] – [[Carly Hibberd]], Australian road racing cyclist (born 1985)<ref>{{cite news|title=Aussie cyclist killed on Italian training ride|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-07/aussie-cyclist-killed-on-italian-training-ride/2785284|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]|date=6 July 2011|access-date=27 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030153520/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-07/aussie-cyclist-killed-on-italian-training-ride/2785284|archive-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Hani al-Hassan]], Palestinian engineer and politician (born 1939) *[[2013]] – [[Lo Hsing Han]], Burmese businessman, co-founded [[Asia World]] (born 1935) *[[2014]] – [[Alan J. Dixon]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th [[Illinois Secretary of State]] (born 1927) *[[2015]] – [[Jerry Weintraub]], American film producer, and talent agent (born 1937) *[[2018]] – [[Shoko Asahara]], founder of Japanese cult group [[Aum Shinrikyo]] (born 1955)<ref name="asahara_death_bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43395483|title=Aum Shinrikyo: Japan executes cult leader Shoko Asahara|work=BBC News|date=July 6, 2018|access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-date=July 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708174846/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43395483|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019 – [[João Gilberto]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of [[bossa nova]] music style (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48894651|title='Father of bossa nova' João Gilberto dies aged 88|work=BBC News|date=July 7, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2019|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707215417/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48894651|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Charlie Daniels]], American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/07/06/charlie-daniels-country-music-dies/5384087002/|title=Charlie Daniels, 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' singer, famed fiddler and outspoken star, dies at 83|first=Dave Paulson and Matthew|last=Leimkuehler|website=The Tennessean|access-date=2020-07-06|archive-date=2022-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707155951/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/07/06/charlie-daniels-country-music-dies/5384087002/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Mary Kay Letourneau]], American child rapist (born 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mary-kay-letourneau-teacher-who-raped-and-married-student-dies-at-58/2020/07/08/caf4d138-c11f-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html|title=Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher who raped and married student, dies at 58|first=Staff Reports and News|last=Services|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=2020-11-03|archive-date=2020-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001151818/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mary-kay-letourneau-teacher-who-raped-and-married-student-dies-at-58/2020/07/08/caf4d138-c11f-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Ennio Morricone]], Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/ennio_morricone_morto_roma_oggi_6_luglio_2020_musica_c_era_una_volta_in_america-5330102.html|title=Ennio Morricone morto nella notte a Roma: aveva 91 anni, si era rotto il femore. Celebrati funerali privati con famiglia e Tornatore|website=www.ilmessaggero.it|date=July 6, 2020|access-date=July 6, 2020|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706124026/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/ennio_morricone_morto_roma_oggi_6_luglio_2020_musica_c_era_una_volta_in_america-5330102.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[James Caan]], American actor (born 1940)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/07/the-godfather-star-james-caan-dies-aged-82 | title=The Godfather star James Caan dies aged 82 | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=7 July 2022 }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Arnaldo Pambianco]], Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/06-07-2022/morto-angelo-pambianco-giro-italia-1961-4401297560354.shtml|title=Il ciclismo piange Pambianco: trionfò al Giro d'Italia 1961|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=July 6, 2022|access-date=July 7, 2022|language=it|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134336/https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/06-07-2022/morto-angelo-pambianco-giro-italia-1961-4401297560354.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Norah Vincent]], American writer (born 1968)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Penelope |title=Norah Vincent, Who Chronicled Passing as a Man, Is Dead at 53 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/obituaries/norah-vincent-dead.html |access-date=19 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 August 2022}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Khyree Jackson]], American football player (born 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sterling |first=Wayne |date=2024-07-06 |title=Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and 2 former Maryland high school teammates killed in 3-car crash |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/sport/minnesota-vikings-khyree-jackson-killed-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *The first day of the [[Festival of San Fermín]], which lasts until July 14. ([[Pamplona]]) *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Maria Goretti]] **[[Romulus of Fiesole]] **[[July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Constitution Day]] ([[Cayman Islands]]) *[[Day of the Capital]] ([[Kazakhstan]]) *[[Independence Day (Comoros)]], celebrates the independence of the [[Comoros]] from France in 1975. *[[Independence Day (Malawi)]], celebrates the independence of [[Malawi]] from United Kingdom in 1964. *[[International Kissing Day]] (informally observed)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/07/national-kissing-day/|title=International Kissing Day!|first=Sheril|last=Kirshenbaum|magazine=Wired|date=July 6, 2011|via=www.wired.com|access-date=July 11, 2019|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611203122/https://www.wired.com/2011/07/national-kissing-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Jan Hus Day]] ([[Czech Republic]]) *[[Kupala Night]] ([[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]]) *[[Statehood Day (Lithuania)]] *[[Teachers' Day (Peru)]] ==See also== *''[[The Sixth of July]]'', a Soviet drama film ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=06}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/6 |title=Historical Events on July 6 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:July 06}} [[Category:Days of July]]
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